The Paycheck Protection Program provides small businesses with funds to pay up to eight weeks of payroll costs including benefits. Funds can also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities.

Madison Mayor Paul Finley shares updates about the importance of social distancing right now. It is critical that we work together to lighten the load on our hospitals in the coming days.

Struggling to get started, understanding how the CARES act applies to your business? Here is some FAQ to help point you in the right direction.

Born Ready was developed to empower parents and caregivers to teach their children, and that means we’ve got your back no matter what challenges arise. Having help is more important than ever as schools and workplaces are closing and families are more confined to their homes. This is an initiative of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education.

David Spillers, CEO of Huntsville Hospital, joined us to talk about how the hospital system is preparing for the coming weeks. Please help alleviate this potential burden by practicing social distancing with your family. Please encourage your employees to do the same.

The Department of Defense has built a one-stop shop website developed by the Industrial Policy team for businesses who may have questions on working with the DoD.

Congress has approved $350 billion in emergency loans for small businesses to help them keep workers employed. In fact, if small businesses maintain or later restore their payrolls, they may not have to repay some — or possibly any — of the loan. Here’s a guide and checklist from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to help your small business through the process.

This information from the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) may help answer some of the payroll questions you have.

The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) has shared this information about how the CARES Act applies to small businesses.

This projection tool from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) shows why we absolutely MUST practice social distancing to flatten the curve and reduce the number of cases. You can see projections for the U.S. and each state.

PPG will donate 10,000 masks to Huntsville Hospital and Crestwood Medical Center.

On Friday, March 27, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer, issued stricter orders related to public gatherings during the COVID-19 crisis. This is meant to stop the spread of Coronavirus and these stronger rules remain in place through April 17, unless a decision is made to lift them earlier.

Updated March 27, 2020 Initially published March 23, 2020 The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and the University of Alabama hosted a webinar on Thursday, March 26 to help answer questions for businesses who are preparing […]